Oryzomys couesi
Coues's Marsh Rice Rat
(Oryzomys couesi) | |
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Range | |
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Taxonomic classification | |
Order: | Rodentia |
Suborder: | Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder: | Myomorphi |
Superfamily: | Muroidea |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Tribe: | Oryzomyini |
Genus: | Oryzomys |
Binomial details | |
Oryzomys couesi (Alston, 1877) |
Description
From Schmidly & Bradley (2016): "Similar to O. texensis (formerly O. palustris) but pelage shorter and color ochraceous buffy or ochraceous tawny instead of grayish brown; underparts buffy instead of whitish."


External measurements
Length measurements are in millimeters (mm) and weight measurements are in grams (g), unless stated otherwise. If available, the sample size (n=) is provided. If a range is not provided and n= is not given, then the listed measurement represents an average.
Part of range | Reference | Total length | Tail length | Hindfoot length | Ear length | Mass |
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not reported | Ceballos (editor, 2014) | 242–294 | 120–145 | 28–40 | 13–18 | 40–80 |
Texas | Schmidly & Bradley (2016) | 297 | 161 | 34 | 65.3 (50–86) |
Skull
References
Ceballos G, editor. 2014. Mammals of Mexico. Baltimore (MD, USA): Johns Hopkins University Press.
Hanson JD, Indorf JL, Swier VJ, Bradley RD. 2010. Molecular divergence within the Oryzomys palustris complex: evidence for multiple species. Journal of Mammalogy 91(2):336-347.
Schmidly DJ, Bradley RD. 2016. The mammals of Texas. Austin (TX, USA): University of Texas Press.